Actor
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
January 11, 1954 · Roma, Lazio, Italy
Maria Rosaria Omaggio (Rome, 1954 – 2024) was one of the most versatile figures in Italian entertainment, successfully spanning cinema, television, theatre, and writing. Of Neapolitan descent, she rose to fame at a very young age participating in Canzonissima (1973-74), a springboard that turned her into a household name and a beauty icon (appearing on famous covers such as Playboy and Playmen).
She made her big-screen debut in 1976 in the "poliziotteschi" (Italian crime-thriller) films Rome Armed to the Teeth and The Cop in Blue Jeans. Her filmography is rich and varied, featuring international collaborations and roles for directors such as Woody Allen (To Rome with Love). The pinnacle of her artistic maturity coincided with her portrayal of Oriana Fallaci in Andrzej Wajda's film Walesa: Man of Hope (2013). For this role, she received the Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Oriana Fallaci Prize, earned for her extraordinary resemblance to and intense portrayal of the journalist.
Notable work
Often works with
Venantino Venantini
3 titles together
The Adventures of Hercules, Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich, The Museum Of Wonders
Josele Román
3 titles together
La lozana andaluza, El virgo de Visanteta, Visanteta, estáte quieta
Emilio Fornet
3 titles together
La lozana andaluza, El virgo de Visanteta, Visanteta, estáte quieta
Sonia Viviani
2 titles together
Nightmare City, The Adventures of Hercules
Eduardo Fajardo
2 titles together
Nightmare City, L'Homme de Suez
Tomas Milian
2 titles together
Rome, Armed to the Teeth, The Cop in Blue Jeans
Full filmography · 33
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
cast
2021
Ninna nanna
as Anna
2017
Wałesa: Man of Hope
as Oriana Fallaci
20135.7
To Rome with Love
as Pedestrian #2 with Directions
20125.8
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
as Miss Steele
2011
The Museum Of Wonders
as Santa Muerte
2010
Guardando Le Stelle
as Psychotherapist
2008
Guido, Who Challenged the Red Brigades
as Elsa Morante
2007
Sulle ali dei gabbiani - L'isola vola in città
as Sig.ra Depredis (voice)
2006
Leo e Beo
as Aunt Giulia
1998
Intolerance
as Fired Woman (segment "Un'altra lei")
1996
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later
as Immacolata
19883.7